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J. B. GARAND.

WHEEL HUB.

No. 584,141. Patented June 8,1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT Quince.

JEAN BAPTIS'IE GARAND, OF MONTREAL, CANADA.

WHEEL-HUB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 584,141, dated June 8, 1897.

Application filed January 25, 1897. $erla1llo. 620,628. (NO model) To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that LJEAN BAPTISTE GARAND, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at the city and district of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVheel- Hubs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wheel-hubs; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter iully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side View of the hub, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 0; a; in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front view of the wheel-hub.

A is the axle, which is of any approved construction.

A is the axle-bearing, provided with a longitudinal groove a. for oil.

13 is a collar on the axle, and b is a recess formed in the side of the collar.

B is a conical portion of the bearing projecting from the bottom of the recess 11. A shoulder a is formed at the outer end of the hearing A, and c is a screw-thread ed portion beyond the shoulder a.

G is the wheel-hub, which is journaled on the bearing A, and G is a conical portion jonrnaled on the conicalportion B. The inner end of the hub is provided with a screwthreaded portion D, and D is a nut engaging with the portion D. A recess d is formed in the nut for the projecting annular portion of the collar B to enter,and d is a packing-washer in the bottom of the recess (1.

E is a circular flange projecting from the hub C.

F are the spokes of the wheel, provided with tapering ends f, which are fitted together.

1 is a plate on one side of the ends f, and f is a plate on the other side. Bolts 6 are passed through the plates F and f and through the meeting portions of the ends f, and these bolts securely fasten the said spokes to the said plates. The plates F and f are slid upon the hub O, and the plate F comes next to the flange E.

G are bolts which pass through the flange E and through the plates F and f and the meeting portions of the ends f of the spokes. The bolts G are arranged intermediate of the bolts 6 and nearer to the center of the axlebearin g. The nut D is screwedtightly against the plate f and secures the spokes against lateral displacement. A packing-washer g is interposed between the end of the hub and the bottom of the recess h.

H is a nut screwed on the screw-threaded portion c of the axle and which bears against the shoulder c. A pin h prevents the nut H from working loose, and the said nut prevents the hub from sliding off the axle-bearing.

I1 is a recess in one end of the nut H, and 71/ is a packing-Washer interposed between the end of the hub and the bottom of the recess H. V

I is a hollow cap which is screwed onto the end of the hub over the nut II. This cap is filled with oil, and 71 is a hole in the end portion of the wheel-hub, communicating with the oil-cup. The oil in the cap is caught by this hole as the hub revolves and is conducted into the oil-groove in the bearing.

IV hat I claim is The combination, with an axle provided with a collar B having a recess 1) in one side, a conical bearing B, a cylindrical hearing A, and a screw-threaded portion 0' at the end of the hearin g A; of a wheel-hub journaled on the bearings A and B and provided with a screw-threaded portion D, and a flange E; a nut screwed on the portion D and provided with a recess d engaging with the projecting annular portion of the collar B, said nut operating to clamp the spokes against the flange E, a nut 11 screwed on the portion 0' and preventing the hub from moving endwise, and packing-washers in the recesses 17 and d, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JEAN BAPTIS'IE GARAND.

Witnesses:

J A. .MARION, A. :PAGI]. 

